Transfer Portal 2023

[PawDawg]

I mentioned Boston Scott as I do Smoke Harris, they stayed, unlike the last 2 years��

Boston Scott's situation was nothing like Smoke's. Try to keep up.

[Dawgpix]

Yeah as others have mentioned, Louisiana High Schools recruit like mad (especially lower division football powerhouses).

Y’all might not want to look at how schools like Oak Grove “magically” go to the dome every year despite being a one stop light town in the middle of nowhere.

Hint (another Calvary clone).

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LOL! Please tell us more. I thought it was all the corn they grew up there. And good breeding.

Oak Grove? come on.

[techman05]

All the kids we played against from Oak Grove were born and raised there. Oak Grove is a destination for duck hunting and not much else. No one is moving there for their kid to play 2A ball.

[eagle2180]

Oak Grove is the only high school in West Carroll Parish that plays football similar to Lincoln Parish and Ruston. Oak Grove Produce and Ruffin Steel Buildings are offering up jobs to parents of 5 stars all the time!

[techman05]

Oak Grove is the only high school in West Carroll Parish that plays football similar to Lincoln Parish and Ruston. Oak Grove Produce and Ruffin Steel Buildings are offering up jobs to parents of 5 stars all the time!

You may be correct, but I don’t remember any talk about Oak Grove or Haynesville power houses recruiting when I was in school 25 years ago.

[Dwayne From Minden]

With that being said "easiest rings possible"?, Calvary beat-down the big boys in high school football in Shreveport-Bossier. Check out scores playing Byrd and Captain Shreve this Fall.

Playing 1A and 2A ball with an 85 man roster

They are AFRAID to compete against the big schools for the RING -

Like I said, they seek out the easiest ring possible

[Dwayne From Minden]

Oak Grove is the only high school in West Carroll Parish that plays football similar to Lincoln Parish and Ruston. Oak Grove Produce and Ruffin Steel Buildings are offering up jobs to parents of 5 stars all the time!

Correct -

Are argument could be made they should be SELECT but that's about the extent of the argument

Much like Homer and Haynesville's rosters - as I tell folks the names remain the same especially on Haynesville's part - Jacksons, Crittens, Meadors, Evans etc etc etc

[HogDawg]

Been thinking about this topic a lot over the last several years. The more competitive my teams have gotten, the more I see.

I am a public school coach and personally, I don't like the split because in real life there are companies that have more resources than the one you are likely to end up working for. Most of the employed are working for companies that have to compete against ones that have greater market share and can afford better resources and poach their best employees. Take any big tech company vs. the vast majority of tech talent working for traditional companies or startups. Few employers can compete with the salaries and resources of FAANG. That is real life. Lots of lessons in the disparity --- you can teach kids to work with what they can control and not to be bitter about the disparity -- after all, they can't control it.

That said, I want LHSAA to create VERY strong deterrents to outside influences by parents, boosters etc. It is like doing projects for your kids and turning them in. Failure is a critical stop on the path of long term success. Many parents would rather their kids win championships on the sidelines than have them learn through failing over and over again and get better IN the game. --- and look, this isn't just a private vs public school thing. I have seen some atrocious behavior from public schools in the last few seasons - all in the name of winning at ANY cost. My kids do their science projects. My kids also compete with integrity. It just matters to me.

So my solution would be --- end the split --- go absolutely scorched earth on recruiting violations, poor fan behavior etc. I would enact post-season bans IN the current season from when the violation is identified. I would ban coaches for the season and forever for second violations. And yes, the lesson of the post-season ban IS more important than winning and losing. The growth here should be ordered towards the integrity of the game. Period.

Weunice is not the only one guilty of this, so I'm not taking a shot at him. But this thread has been hijacked badly. I would love to see us get back to the "Transfer Portal" issues and new entrants of 2023, rather than using this thread as a sounding board for people's frustrations with Louisiana High School Athletics.

[techman05]

If only Louisiana Tech Athletics were an interesting topic. We might could STAY FOCUSED!

[Dawgpix]

Good reading on starting up a collective . . . .

http://www.arkansasedgenil.com

Not saying Tech will generate "millions" for a collective, but Arkansas shows how simple it is to have a grassroots effort to pay athletes.

[PawDawg]

Not saying Tech will generate "millions" for a collective, but Arkansas shows how simple it is to have a grassroots effort to pay athletes.

Tech doesn't care for grass roots type things. They've been shown how well the simple things work a number of times.

If it doesn't flow through LTAC or the Alumni Association they want no part of it. Bureaucracy at it's finest!

[T1]

Not saying Tech will generate "millions" for a collective, but Arkansas shows how simple it is to have a grassroots effort to pay athletes.

Why do adults want to pay for an athlete? That’s insanity.

[glm47]

Why do adults want to pay for an athlete? That’s insanity.

Agreed. It’s always intrigued me how wealthy supporters, who were smart enough to accumulate great wealth, are willing to back a coach’s contract where they get paid millions for not doing their job.

[DallasDog]

So.... at this rate once the whole team is in the portal, what kind of "Tech'ed" Up bonus is activated in Wood and Cumbie's bonus. I mean it's how we roll.. extend contracts when coaches should be fired, or at the very least, put on season to season notice. So I just figured the way we write contracts we are paying them extra for this sh%t show.

[revf]

Agreed. It’s always intrigued me how wealthy supporters, who were smart enough to accumulate great wealth, are willing to back a coach’s contract where they get paid millions for not doing their job.

Because college sports makes otherwise sane people do insane things.

And because some people really have more money than they know what to do with. So CFB becomes their “gambling” habit.